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n. skala; måttstock; mått, omfång; skala (på karta); fjäll; flaga; vågskål; beläggning, tandsten; system--------v. vågskål; väga; skala; gradering; bestiga; rita i skala; (biol.) fjäll, flaga, fjälla; beläggning; skala av; ta bort belägning; kasta smörgås; justera bildstorlek (data)* * *I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) skala, gradindelning, tariff3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) skala4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) skala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) skalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klättra uppför (upp på)III [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) fjäll- scaly -
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v. väga (föremål); överväga förslag; väga (ett visst antal kg); tynga ned; överväga; lätta ankare* * *[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) väga2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) väga3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynga, lasta•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) förse med en tyngd (tyngder)2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) förse med en tyngd (tyngder)•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up
См. также в других словарях:
scale down — index decrease, diminish, discount (minimize), minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scale down — verb 1. reduce proportionally The model is scaled down • Ant: ↑scale up • Hypernyms: ↑rescale, ↑proportion • Entailment: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scale-down — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: scale (VI) + down : a reduction according to a fixed ratio a scale down of debts II. adjective : characterized by a reduction according to a fixed r … Useful english dictionary
scale down — phrasal verb scale down or scale back [transitive] Word forms scale down : present tense I/you/we/they scale down he/she/it scales down present participle scaling down past tense scaled down past participle scaled down to make something smaller… … English dictionary
scale down — v. (D; tr.) to scale down to (to scale down production to decreased demand) * * * (D; tr.) to scale down to (to scale down production to decreased demand) … Combinatory dictionary
scale down — PHRASAL VERB If you scale down something, you make it smaller in size, amount, or extent than it used to be. [V P n (not pron)] One Peking factory has had to scale down its workforce from six hundred to only six... [V P n (not pron)] The air… … English dictionary
scale-down — noun Date: 1931 a reduction according to a fixed ratio < a scale down of debts > … New Collegiate Dictionary
scale down — {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp./ * /Tom built a scaled down model of the plane./ Compare: CUT DOWN … Dictionary of American idioms
scale down — {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp./ * /Tom built a scaled down model of the plane./ Compare: CUT DOWN … Dictionary of American idioms
scale down — Synonyms and related words: abridge, compress, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, damp, dampen, decrease, deduct, deflate, depreciate, depress, diminish, downgrade, lessen, lower, minify, pare, reduce, retrench, roll back, shorten,… … Moby Thesaurus
scale\ down — v To make smaller or less; decrease. John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp. Tom built a scaled down model of the plane. Compare: cut down … Словарь американских идиом
